Figure 7.

The cartoon figures for Methods of gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy for unilateral low-risk thyroid cancer. (A) Body position. (B) Operation room setup: team. (C,D) Creation of surgical cavities. (E) Identification of the superior thyroid vessels, the superior laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands. (F) Processing the superior thyroid vessels and protecting the superior laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands. (G) Dissection and protection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and processing of the suspensory ligaments of thyroid gland. (H) The structures after en bloc resection of the primary tumor and central lymph nodes.